This week's vocabulary
seismology-the study of earthquakes
epicenter-the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus
focus- the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
P wave- a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction
S wave- a seismic wave that causes the particles of rock to move in a side by side direction
Please help your student by making sure that they have pens and pencils for classwork.
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